Happenings At The High - September 2014

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Welcome to the September edition of Happening At The High!

Upcoming Exhibits:
Great news the Dream Cars exhibit has been so popular that it has been extended until September 14th.

Image courtesy of High Museum.

If you haven't seen this awesome exhibit be sure to before it's gone. Read our review here.

Image courtesy of High Museum.

The African Mask/Masquerade: More Than Meets the Eye exhibit will be on display through September 14, 2014. 

Image courtesy of High Museum.

Coming September 28th - American Encounters: Anglo-American Portraiture in an Era of Revolution. This exhibit will be on display through January 18, 2015

The High Museum of Art, Musée du Louvre, Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art and the Terra Foundation for American Art will present this third installation in their four-year collaboration focusing on the history of American art. Opening at the Louvre on Feb. 1, 2014, this exhibition provides a close look at five portraits that demonstrate how portraiture style evolved in the late 18th and early 19th centuries as American and European painters were influenced by each other. The installation’s five works have never been displayed together previously. Following its presentation at the Louvre (Feb. 1–April 28, 2014), the installation will travel to Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art in Bentonville, Ark. (May 17–Sept. 15,
2014), and the High Museum of Art in Atlanta, Ga. (Sept. 28, 2014–Jan. 18, 2015). The exhibition is part of a multi-year collaboration with the Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Bentonville, the High Museum of Art, Atlanta, the Musée du Louvre, and the Terra Foundation for American Art. The exhibition is sponsored by The Coca-Cola Company

Upcoming September Events and Programs:
September 5th - Open Studio for Teens
September 6th - Fulton FREE Saturday
September 7th - Arts & Rec: Family Day
September 13th - Dream Cars gallery open exclusively for members-only hour
September 13th - ArTLab for Teens
September 19th - Homeschool Day
September 20th - Disney D23 Fanniversary is celebrating milestone Disney anniversaries like Davy Crockett, The Muppet Movie, and more! Get your tickets now.

These events are offered throughout the month:
Daily Highlights Tours, Toddler Thursdays, Weekend Family Tours, Friday Docent Led Gallery Tours, Friday Night Lates

Deals:
-Fulton FREE Saturday - FREE admission for Fulton County residents
-Summer parking discount - $5 parking for members and $8 for non members on weekdays only from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. 
-1/2 Price Friday Nights - Friday Night Lates - Half-Price after 4 p.m. New extended hours until 9 p.m. every Friday night! 
-Fast Track Lunch - admission + lunch for only $17

SWAMPtember:
From now through the end of September take advantage of the 6th Annual SWAMPtember Saving Event. 20 Metro Atlanta attractions are participating this year!

Families looking to find something new to do this September are in luck! 20 Metro Atlanta attractions have partnered together to offer significant savings in the annual SWAPtember event, running September 1 – 30, 2014.  SWAPtember encourages Members of the participating attractions to explore the offerings of other organizations.

Members from any participating attraction can show their membership card at any other attraction and receive $10 off a membership purchase. Some attractions are also offering additional discounts on admission  during the month-long savings event.  For full offer details, visit the participating attraction’s web site.

The 2014 SWAPtember participants are:

Atlanta Botanical Garden
Atlanta Contemporary Art Center
Atlanta History Center | Margaret Mitchell House
Booth Western Art Museum
Callanwolde Fine Arts Center
Callaway Gardens
Center for Civil and Human Rights
Center for Puppetry Arts
The Children’s Museum of Atlanta
Fernbank Museum of Natural History
Georgia Aquarium
High Museum of Art
Michael C. Carlos Museum at Emory University
Museum of Contemporary Art of Georgia
Museum of Design Atlanta
Oglethorpe University Museum of Art
Piedmont Park Conservancy
Tellus Science Museum
Zoo Atlanta

Did you know?

Did you know that the High Museum of art has Family Art Making Workshops? On Saturday and Sunday from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. in the Sifly Piazza your family can get creative and explore the world of art together. 

Free resources for children:

-Visit my notebooking/journal page for FREE printables to help you enhance your art museum trip like a museum journal page, artist journal page and more.

-Visit the Teachers Resources section on the High's website for tour resources, downloads, recommended books and more for both special and permanent exhibits.

For more information about upcoming events/programs and announcements visit the High Museum website.

As a High Ambassador I will try to provide you with an update at the beginning of each month about High museum events and announcements. Be sure to follow me on Instagram, Facebook and Twitter for even more updates including photos during our visits.

Happenings At The High - July 2014

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Welcome to the July edition of Happening At The High! Have you seen the new Dream Cars exhibit yet? It is spectacular and perfect for children. You can read our thoughts here. Dream Cars will be on exhibit through September 7th.

Upcoming Exhibits:
Later this month we will be visiting the High to check out the newest exhibit called Mi Casa, Your Casa. This exhibit will be on display in the High's Sifly Piazza. The exhibit will feature more than 40 three-dimensional, open-framed houses that will allow visitors to interact, explore and engage. There will be swings, easels, bins of chalk, buckets of bubble water, etc to encourage visitors to enjoy and engage with the art pieces.

Image courtesy of HIGH.

Wynn Bullock: Revelations - on exhibit through January 2015.

Image courtesy of HIGH.

Top Drawer: Select Drawings from the High's Collection - on exhibit through January 2015.

Image courtesy of HIGH.

Upcoming July Events and Programs:
July 5th: Fulton FREE Saturday
July 13: Arts and Rec Family Day
July 18: Grand Opening Mi Casa, Your Casa exhibit and Friday Night Music Remix
July 20: Splendor: The Work of Jim Waters CLOSES
July 31: Reel Riot Film Festival

The Homeschool Day Kick Off has been moved to August 15th since the original date in July conflicted with the SE Homeschool Convention.

These events are offered throughout the month:
Daily Highlights Tours, Toddler Thursdays, Weekend Family Tours, Friday Docent Led Gallery Tours

Deals:
-$65 Membership Offer on Sweet Jack - Get a family or dual membership for only $65 ($95 value)
-Save $4 off admission on Saturday July 5th and Sunday July 6th.
-Fulton FREE Saturday - FREE admission for Fulton County residents
-Summer parking discount - $5 parking for members and $8 for non members on weekdays only from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. 
-1/2 Price Friday Nights - Friday Night Lates - Half-Price after 4 p.m. New extended hours until 9 p.m. every Friday night! 
-Fast Track Lunch - admission + lunch for only $17

Image courtesy of HIGH.

Did you know?

Did you know that the High has a great children's gallery? It is called the Greene Family Learning Gallery. This fabulous gallery features 5 hands-on activity areas: Building Buildings, Transforming Treasure, Making a Mark, Sculpting Spaces and Telling Stories. These areas are inspired by some of the most popular objects in the Museum's collection. You can find the exhibit on the first floor of the Stent Family Wing. My children love the learning gallery and could literally spend hours learning, playing and exploring in it.

Free resources for children:

-Visit my notebooking/journal page for FREE printables to help you enhance your art museum trip like a museum journal page, artist journal page and more.

-Visit the Teachers Resources section on the High's website for tour resources, downloads, recommended books and more for both special and permanent exhibits.

For more information about upcoming events/programs and announcements visit the High Museum website.

As a High Ambassador I will try to provide you with an update at the beginning of each month about High museum events and announcements. Be sure to follow me on Instagram, Facebook and Twitter for even more updates including photos during our visits.

High Museum of Art Review

The High Museum of Art is the leading art museum in the Southeastern United States. There are over 120,000 pieces of artwork in their permanent collection. The High has an extensive anthology of 19th- and 20th-century American and decorative art; significant holdings of European paintings; a growing collection of African American art; and burgeoning collections of modern and contemporary art, photography, folk art and African art. 

A moms review:
If your looking for a fun place to explore and learn about art with your family then visit the High Museum of Art. Even young children can enjoy many parts of the museum, like the Green Family Learning Gallery. And budding artists will be exposed to the wide variety of art eras, medias and forms.

We visited the High during their FREE Woodruff Community Day which was an event to commemorate the 50 yr anniversary of the Orly tragedy. The first place we stopped was the Greene Family Learning Gallery which is located on the first level to the right when you enter. The Greene Family Learning Gallery is a hands-on discovery are with activities inspired by the galleries at the High. There are five hands-on activity areas: Building Buildings, Transforming Treasure, Making a Mark, Sculpting Spaces and Telling Stories. My daughters favorite part was the puppets and my sons favorite part was the building blogs. This area is suited for children from pre-school through about 10 yrs of age.

Then my daughter and I took one of the guided family tours. The wonderful docent (which is a volunteer trained to give tours) taught the children about scale. She explained everything in a way that even young children would understand and even pulled props out of her purse. She taught the children what scale was and then showed us five pieces of art work in different galleries that showed examples of large scale, small scale and proportions.

Afterwards we participated in one of the art working workshops where both of the kids had fun gluing paper and paper straws together.

Then we took a self guided tour of the galleries. The galleries that captured my children's attention the most were the Contemporary and Modern Art on the Skyward Level. Both of these exhibits contain a lot of mixed media artwork which children really seem to relate to. And they also enjoyed the African and Revisiting the South collection on the lower level.

We not only got to experience the High the day we visited but also the beautiful Alliance Theater where we got to see performances by the Young Audiences artists and play some of the Atlanta Symphony instruments.

Extra details:

• For older kids be sure to check out the discover backpacks that will take your family on a 30-45 minute journey. The backpacks have art projects, puzzles, books, games, and easy-to-follow instructions to help parents and children connect with several works of art in the museum. The back packs can be borrowed FREE of charge by visiting the Wieland Pavilion Coat Check. Two discovery backpacks are available: Sculpture and Modern and Contemporary Art.   
• On Saturdays and Sundays at 2 pm be sure to take an educational guided family tour. Family tours outside of the Greene Family Learning Gallery. And the tours should be different each time you visit the High, because there are several docents that volunteer and they each create their own unique tours. The tours last about 1/2 hr. No registration required and they are FREE. 
• Every second Sunday of each month is Family Funday at the High. Families can enjoy artist demonstrations, art-making workshops and live performances.
• Every Thursday, families with toddlers can explore the High's collection through letters, numbers, colors, and shapes and then participate in art-making activities inspired by their visit.
• Stop by the Greene Family Learning Gallery and pick up your FREE self guided activity books. There is one on decorative arts, American art, and the High's world-renowned architecture. These books are designed for children ages 7-10. They are packed with lots of great information and will also make a great keepsake after your trip.
• Be sure to pick up a map when you arrive and plan out your tour. The layout can be a little confusing at times and some places are only accessible from elevators or bridges.
• If you plan to take photos at the High you must stop see a security guard at the Front Desk to obtain a free photography permit. Note not all galleries allow photography though.
• Don't forget about the lower level at the High.
• The food is expensive so to save money pack a lunch and eat out in the courtyard or cafe area.
• Parking at the High can be pricey especially on the weekends when it is $15. To save a few dollars park across the street from the High off of Peachtree Street at the Laz parking garage for $9. It is patrolled by a security guard.
• If you would like to find out what family programs are going on at the High check out this blog Highly Hands-On.
• Take advantage of these special admission days if they apply to you. Every first Saturday of the month Fulton County residents get into the High for FREE. Must show an acceptable I.D. which includes valid driver's license, utility bill or student I.D. from a Fulton County school. Also on the first Saturday and Sunday of each month Bank of America and Merrill Lynch cardholders receive FREE admission. Discount offered for cardholder only. On Thursday evenings enjoy half-price admission from 4 to 8 p.m available online.
• Children under 5 are FREE.
• Make sure you speak to your children before visiting the museum about not touching the artwork. Explain to them that it can damage these priceless pieces.
• The High is handicap and stroller accessible. 

Where:
1280 Peachtree Street, N.E.
Atlanta, Georgia 30309  

404.733.4444

Links to follow:
-HIGH Museum Website
-High Museum Facebook
-High Museum Twitter

Please visit the website or call for costs, tickets, program information, and more.